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but it's more manifest right now. indiana is the example he didn't vote for the affordable care act or obama care or dodd frank regular latering the banks and so forth and so on, it was other stuff. but the point was -- this is the data point. and this is what has many people -- the gerrymander has split the house. you have people on the far right, the far left. the president -- the districts are drawn. all republican, all democrat. in the senate, it's two things. the fact that no one votes the primaries, which is the point i'm about to make, and the role of big money. you asked me what changed? there was a case decided by the supreme court that now allows unlimited amounts of money to be donated to flow into the campaign. so what happened to dick luger. first -- this was not a secret election. there's millions of dollars on advertising. i knew there was a big election. everybody knew the election was coming up. the voter turnout on the primary, 18%. one in five eligible republican voters. the same thing for democrati
but it's more manifest right now. indiana is the example he didn't vote for the affordable care act or obama care or dodd frank regular latering the banks and so forth and so on, it was other stuff. but the point was -- this is the data point. and this is what has many people -- the gerrymander has split the house. you have people on the far right, the far left. the president -- the districts are drawn. all republican, all democrat. in the senate, it's two things. the fact that no one votes the...
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took office, and not only has the trajectory been consistently in the right direction, if you will note when we first began positive job creation in the wake of the great recession, it was right around when the affordable care act passed. this is obviously not a direct correlation. but we are moving in the right direction. the information i cited in the beginning about the positive effects of the affordable care act on reducing growth in health-care costs combined with the steady job creation we have seen for so many months reinforces a number of things. about the affordable care act and about the need the president a few days ago to continue to focus on those move in theng the right direction and increasing job growth even further. with that, i will take your questions. jim? >> on the president's travels to africa for the nelson mandela services, could you give us specific details of what the timing might be? there is a memorial service also a funeral. mr. mandela is also lying in state. and will the president invite former u.s. presidents to accompany him? >> thank you for those quest
took office, and not only has the trajectory been consistently in the right direction, if you will note when we first began positive job creation in the wake of the great recession, it was right around when the affordable care act passed. this is obviously not a direct correlation. but we are moving in the right direction. the information i cited in the beginning about the positive effects of the affordable care act on reducing growth in health-care costs combined with the steady job creation...
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that was the clinton administration. >> and you were also an advisor to president obama. >> and secretary clinton. friedman, who has won more polluters than any one person right now. he has won three of them. rob a blue one of the most influential people on foreign , froms in america today his place where he sits and writes on the op-ed page of "the new york times." he is also our old friend. mr. einhorn, why don't you start us off by telling us -- what is this deal? what are we talking about here? encompass, and what do both sides hope to get out of it? call it a would not complete deal. i call it a preparatory deal, a preliminary deal. it was designed by the u.s. to stop the clock on iran's nuclear program. the program could advance substantially in the coming months. this deal very comprehensively and for six months puts a cap on that program. all of the issues you read about plutonium reactor, the centrifuges -- all of those things have been cap. while the negotiating over the next six months for comprehensive deal, there will be no advance with the program, and that is very important
that was the clinton administration. >> and you were also an advisor to president obama. >> and secretary clinton. friedman, who has won more polluters than any one person right now. he has won three of them. rob a blue one of the most influential people on foreign , froms in america today his place where he sits and writes on the op-ed page of "the new york times." he is also our old friend. mr. einhorn, why don't you start us off by telling us -- what is this deal? what...
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>> that was the clinton administration. >> then you were an arms control adviser to president obama. >> secretary clinton. >> and secretary clinton so we are glad to have you or kings. of course tom friedman who has won more pulitzers than any living person i think right now. i don't know anyone who has won more. he has won three of them and probably one of the most influential people on foreign affairs in america today from his place where he sits and rights on the op-ed page of the new york times so he assaults though our old friend. mr. einhorn why don't you start off by telling us what is this deal? what are we talking about here and what does it encompass and what do both sides hope to get out of that? >> i wouldn't call it a deal, a complete deal. i call it a preparatory deal, a preliminary deal. it was designed by the u.s. and its partners really to stop the clock, to stop the clock on iran's nuclear program. the program could advance substantially in coming months. the steel, very comprehensive lien for six months puts a cap on that program. all the issues you have read about
>> that was the clinton administration. >> then you were an arms control adviser to president obama. >> secretary clinton. >> and secretary clinton so we are glad to have you or kings. of course tom friedman who has won more pulitzers than any living person i think right now. i don't know anyone who has won more. he has won three of them and probably one of the most influential people on foreign affairs in america today from his place where he sits and rights on the...
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again, i guess he was right on one level. but when you look at what he did, the fact that his words and his deeds moved mountains, actually, let's hope we do see his like again. and let's hope we see them in some parts of the world like the middle east or in the vicinity of the koreas or elsewhere where we're crying out for a quality of politician that can move mountains and move minds the way that he did. he does remind us that our -- [inaudible] isn't as bad and needn't be with as awful as often depicted, and he gives us something better to work for in ourselves. >> here, here. >> mr. frank dobson. >> mr. speaker, it's a great honor to take part in this tribute to nelson mandela. almost, as far as i'm concerned, a good a moment as the magic moment when i sat with my wife in westminster hall when he addressed both houses of our parliament as the democratically-elected president of all south africans. and i know i speak on behalf of the people in my constituency, holborn and st. pancras because they have a very special relati
again, i guess he was right on one level. but when you look at what he did, the fact that his words and his deeds moved mountains, actually, let's hope we do see his like again. and let's hope we see them in some parts of the world like the middle east or in the vicinity of the koreas or elsewhere where we're crying out for a quality of politician that can move mountains and move minds the way that he did. he does remind us that our -- [inaudible] isn't as bad and needn't be with as awful as...